Two men engage in a heated debate about military service, political ideologies, and sports rivalries while driving. The Black Phantom reveals his disillusionment with the Iraq War and his transition from a decorated captain to a mercenary, while Benny challenges his perspective with cynical pragmatism.
BENNY: Just trying to make conversation, I’m bored...Why’d you join?
THE BLACK PHANTOM: Well, when I got out of Grambling, and I didn’t get drafted like I thought I would, I didn’t have a whole lot going on.
BENNY: You thought you were gonna get drafted? You were 1AA.
THE BLACK PHANTOM: Walter Payton, Steve McNair, Jerry Rice, all 1AA.
BENNY: Doug Williams. He went to Grambling, why didn’t you mention him?
THE BLACK PHANTOM: I’m not a big Doug Williams fan.
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